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An air carrier MD80 captain apologizes for some unknown misdeed which may include an altitude deviation while he was out of the cockpit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 341850 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mcw |
| State Reference | IA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 341850 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
My apologies for the possible difficulty attaching these remarks to the report already submitted. In retrospect, I believe best situation management would have been to simply execute the crossing descent early to have it completed before my departure from the cockpit.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MD80 CAPT APOLOGIZES FOR SOME UNKNOWN MISDEED WHICH MAY INCLUDE AN ALTDEV WHILE HE WAS OUT OF THE COCKPIT.
Narrative: MY APOLOGIES FOR THE POSSIBLE DIFFICULTY ATTACHING THESE REMARKS TO THE RPT ALREADY SUBMITTED. IN RETROSPECT, I BELIEVE BEST SIT MGMNT WOULD HAVE BEEN TO SIMPLY EXECUTE THE XING DSCNT EARLY TO HAVE IT COMPLETED BEFORE MY DEP FROM THE COCKPIT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.